Drayson Bowman plays professional hockey in the Carolina Hurricanes' organization. Bowman is a left winger, and was originally drafted by the Hurricanes in the third round of the 2007 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut with Carolina on January 16, 2010, in a match-up between the Hurricanes and the Atlanta Thrashers. He posted a -1 plus/minus rating in his debut game, made one shot on goal, and recorded 10:23 of time on ice in 15 shifts. He went on to log his first two NHL goals in his first multiple point game on April 6, 2010, in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474137&season=20092010&view=gamelog

Prior to playing professional hockey, Bownman played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL). During the 2007-08 season, he was named to the WHL Second All-Star Team and the Memorial Cup - All-Star Team. He was named to the WHL - West Second All-Star Team during the 2008-09 season as well.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?6182

Drayson Bowman, who stands 6-foot-1 and wears the #21 on his NHL jersey, is a native of Littleton, Colorado. He was born on March 8, 1989, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and is described by The Hockey News as a "potential scoring winger with a projectable frame and wealth of offensive instincts; a player that can go into traffic areas to score, and can also play well without the puck."http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?6182http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474137&view=bio

Drayson Bowman appeared in 265 WHL games for the Spokane Chiefs, logging 130 goals and 112 assists for a total of 242 points. He also registered 275 penalty minutes, and in 39 playoff appearances, averaged more than one point a game for a total of 21 goals and 19 assists. When Bowman left the Chiefs following the 2008-09 season, he was sixth for the team all-time in goals with 130, and 11th in points with 242.http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474137&view=bio

Bowman began his professional hockey career playing in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Albany River Rats. In 56 games with the River Rats, he logged 32 points on 17 goals and 15 assists, and posted 29 penalty minutes. In his eight playoff games, he posted three goals on six assists for a total of nine points, and recorded 12 penalty minutes. In his first 27 AHL games of the 2010-11 season, he logged 17 points on four goals and 13 assists, and recorded 29 penalty minutes.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=82947

In nine NHL games with the Hurricanes through the 2009-10 season, Bowman notched two points on two goals, and posted four penalty minutes. In his first eight NHL games of the 2010-11 season, he logged six penalty minutes.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=82947